CVE-2023-20257: cisco cisco evolved programmable network manager (epnm)
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-20257 is a medium (CVSS 4.8) vulnerability in cisco cisco evolved programmable network manager (epnm). EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 17-01-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 17-06-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Prime Infrastructure could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct cross-site scripting attacks. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input to the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting malicious input containing script or HTML content within requests that would stored within the application interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to conduct cross-site scripting attacks against other users of the affected application.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST4.8MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.36%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
28%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.36% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-80Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages.
- CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
Affected systems
Cisco4 products
- cisco evolved programmable network manager (epnm)1.2.6 | 1.2.2 | 1.2.3 | 1.2.5 | 1.2.1.2 | 1.2.4 | 1.2.7 | 1.2 | 1.2.2.4 | 1.2.4.2 | 2.0.2 | 2.0.4 | 2.0.3 | 2.0.1 | 2.0 | 2.0.1.1 | 2.0.2.1 | 2.0.4.1 | 2.0.4.2 | 2.1.2 | 2.1.3 | 2.1.1 | 2.1 | 2.1.1.1 | 2.1.1.3 | 2.1.1.4 | 2.1.2.2 | 2.1.2.3 | 2.1.3.2 | 2.1.3.3 | 2.1.3.4 | 2.1.3.5 | 2.1.4 | 2.2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2.1.1 | 2.2.1.2 | 2.2.1.3 | 2.2.1.4 | 2.2.3 | 2.2.4 | 2.2.5 | 3.0.1 | 3.0.2 | 3.0.3 | 3.0 | 3.1.1 | 3.1.2 | 3.1.3 | 3.1 | 4.1.1 | 4.1 | 4.1.1.1 | 4.1.1.2 | 4.0.3 | 4.0.1 | 4.0.2 | 4.0 | 4.0.3.1 | 5.0.1 | 5.0.2 | 5.0.2.5 | 5.0.2.3 | 5.0.2.4 | 5.0.2.1 | 5.0.2.2 | 5.0 | 5.0.2.6 | 5.1.1 | 5.1.2 | 5.1.3 | 5.1.4 | 5.1.4.2 | 5.1.4.1 | 5.1.4.3 | 5.1 | 5.1.3.1 | 5.1.3.2 | 5.1.4.4 | 7.0.0 | 6.0.0 | 6.0.2 | 6.0.1 | 6.0.2.1 | 6.0.1.1 | 6.0.3 | 6.0.3.1 | 6.1.1 | 6.1.1.1 | 6.1 | 6.1.2 | 6.1.1.2.2
- cisco prime infrastructure2.0.0 | 2.0.10 | 2.0.39 | 2.1.0 | 2.1.1 | 2.1.2 | 2.1.56 | 2.2.0 | 2.2.1 | 2.2.2 | 2.2.3 | 2.2.10 | 2.2.8 | 2.2.4 | 2.2.7 | 2.2.5 | 2.2.9 | 2.2.1 Update 01 | 2.2.2 Update 03 | 2.2.2 Update 04 | 2.2.3 Update 02 | 2.2.3 Update 03 | 2.2.3 Update 04 | 2.2.3 Update 05 | 2.2.3 Update 06 | 3.0.0 | 3.0.1 | 3.0.2 | 3.0.3 | 3.0.4 | 3.0.6 | 3.0.5 | 3.0.7 | 3.1.0 | 3.1.1 | 3.1.7 | 3.1.5 | 3.1.2 | 3.1.3 | 3.1.4 | 3.1.6 | 3.2.2 | 3.2.0-FIPS | 3.2.1 | 3.3.0 | 3.3.1 | 3.3.0 Update 01 | 3.4.0 | 3.4.1 | 3.4.2 | 3.4.1 Update 01 | 3.4.1 Update 02 | 3.4.2 Update 01 | 3.5.0 | 3.5.1 | 3.5.0 Update 01 | 3.5.0 Update 02 | 3.5.0 Update 03 | 3.5.1 Update 01 | 3.5.1 Update 02 | 3.5.1 Update 03 | 3.6.0 | 3.6.0 Update 01 | 3.6.0 Update 02 | 3.6.0 Update 03 | 3.6.0 Update 04 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.4_DP1 | 3.4_DP3 | 3.4_DP2 | 3.5_DP1 | 3.4_DP7 | 3.4_DP10 | 3.4_DP5 | 3.1_DP15 | 3.4_DP11 | 3.4_DP8 | 3.7_DP1 | 3.3_DP4 | 3.10_DP1 | 3.8_DP1 | 3.7_DP2 | 3.6_DP1 | 3.1_DP16 | 3.5_DP4 | 3.3_DP3 | 3.2_DP2 | 3.4_DP4 | 3.1_DP14 | 3.1_DP6 | 3.1_DP9 | 3.4_DP6 | 3.2_DP3 | 3.4_DP9 | 3.3_DP2 | 3.2_DP1 | 3.1_DP10 | 3.9_DP1 | 3.3_DP1 | 3.1_DP13 | 3.5_DP2 | 3.1_DP12 | 3.1_DP4 | 3.5_DP3 | 3.1_DP8 | 3.1_DP7 | 3.2_DP4 | 3.1_DP11 | 3.1_DP5 | 3.7.0 | 3.7.1 | 3.7.1 Update 04 | 3.7.1 Update 06 | 3.7.1 Update 07 | 3.7.1 Update 03 | 3.7.0 Update 03 | 3.7.1 Update 01 | 3.7.1 Update 02 | 3.7.1 Update 05 | 3.8.0 | 3.8.1 | 3.8.1 Update 02 | 3.8.1 Update 04 | 3.8.1 Update 01 | 3.8.1 Update 03 | 3.8.0 Update 01 | 3.8.0 Update 02 | 3.9.0 | 3.9.1 | 3.9.1 Update 02 | 3.9.1 Update 03 | 3.9.1 Update 01 | 3.9.1 Update 04 | 3.9.0 Update 01 | 3.10.0 | 3.10.3 | 3.10.1 | 3.10.2 | 3.10 Update 01 | 3.10.4 | 3.10.4 Update 01
- evolved_programmable_network_manager< 7.1.1
- prime_infrastructure< 3.10.4 | 3.10.4 | 3.10.4:update_1
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